Daniel Osorno Calvillo (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a striker and winger.

Career

Osorno made his debut on 11 January 1997 in a game against

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. Retrieved on January 12, 2013. and quickly became one of the main goal scorers for

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. During this time, he was one of several players in the Atlas youth system to eventually join the

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, along with teammates such as

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, and

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. Under the direction of head coach

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, Atlas became a leading contender, with Osorno regularly starting on the left wing. In the Verano 1999 competition Atlas reached the final, but lost on penalties to

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. For seven years Daniel was a symbolic player for Atlas. However, his form began to deteriorate after dealing with some injury problems. Osorno was loaned out to

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for a year in 2003. He made his return to Atlas in 2004, but did not manage to return to his old form. Osorno announced after the conclusion of the 2006–2007 season his departure from Club Atlas, and CF Monterrey and

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showing interest in acquiring his services. On 1 August 2007 it was announced that Osorno had signed with the

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team

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. He played only 3 games with the team. Osorno returned to

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and was signed by

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, where his career experienced a recovery.

International career

Osorno was called up for the U-20 Mexico national team in 1999. Later in that year he made his debut with the

, against

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on 16 June 1999. He has played in several international tournaments with Mexico, including three

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tournaments:

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, and

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. Osorno was a member of the team that beat

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in the

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, but saw no playing time in that tournament. He also missed out on the

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, where he was one of the last players cut from the squad by coach

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. Osorno also represented Mexico at the 2003 Gold Cup, where he scored the tournament-winning Golden Goal in the final match against Brazil. Osorno's final international appearance came against

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on February 15, 2006.CONCACAF
"Mexico lose friendly to Korea Republic"
CONCACAF, February 16, 2006. Retrieved on January 12, 2013. He also has a regional Mexican music band called Banda Pura Caña de Daniel Osorno.

International goals

Honours

Mexico *

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References

Announcement of signing with Colorado

External links

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Daniel Osorno at FootballDatabase.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osorno, Daniel 1979 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers Association football forwards Atlas F.C. footballers C.F. Monterrey players Colorado Rapids players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Club Puebla players Correcaminos UAT footballers Liga MX players Major League Soccer players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 1999 Copa América players 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players